Section 18Sec./Art. 18

Certificate of Canvass; Proclamation of Elected Candidates. a) After the votes cast in all municipalities have been electronically canvassed, the Provincial Board of Canvassers shall print out a Certificate of Canvass of the votes cast for candidates for regional offices. A certificate of Canvass and Proclamation of the duly elected regional assemblymen in the legislative districts in the province shall also be prepared. The Certificate of Canvass and Proclamation shall be signed and thumbmarked by the corresponding Provincial Board of Canvassers and, whenever available, by the watchers of the majority party and dominant minority party.

(a) Each Provincial Board of Canvassers shall prepare a diskette copy of the Certificate of Canvass of Votes cast for Regional Governor and Regional Vice-Governor.

The Regional Board of Canvassers shall canvass the Provincial Certificates of Canvass of Votes supported by the Statement of Votes by municipality prepared by the Provincial Board of Canvassers and on the basis thereof proclaim the winning candidates for Regional Governor and Regional Vice-Governor.